CEO PALAZZI: "CHAINON'S INNOVATION HAS A REAL IMPACT ON COMMUNICATION, SUSTAINABILITY, AND MADE IN ITALY, WHICH IS WHY INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS ARE INTERESTED IN OUR CAPITAL INCREASE."
Bologna, October 8, 2025 – ChainOn, the international digital marketplace operating in the sponsorship market, expands its market to the public sector by winning the important european tender launched by the Veneto Region for the creation, launch, and management of the digital platform provided for by Regional Law 10/2024 and aimed at bringing together and managing partnerships between local authorities and benefit corporations or ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) companies for the implementation of environmental, social, cultural, or sports projects. Thanks to the Region’s innovative vision, the technology provided by ChainOn, and the active participation of the parties involved, the platform will enable dialogue between local entities and companies focused on ESG issues, promoting the transition to a sustainable economy and generating shared value in a transparent, efficient, and effective manner.
The Veneto Region is the first in Italy to adopt a law aimed at promoting sustainable development through collaboration between the public and private sectors using a tool based on innovative technologies, such as those offered by ChainOn, which enable collaboration between Benefit Corporations (which, by statute, pursue common benefit objectives), ESG companies (which draw up sustainability reports or make ESG investments) and promoters of projects for the common good (local authorities or public/private partnerships), such as the clean-up of a disused quarry, the construction of a health screening center, or the integration of people with and without disabilities through sport or culture.
The Region’s digital platform, based on specially customized ChainOn technology, will enable:
- registration in the Regional Register of Benefit Corporations and the Regional Register of ESG Companies;
- registration, carried out by local authorities and local authority/private partnerships, in the Regional Register of Common Benefit Projects;
- the disintermediated meeting between supply and demand for the creation of partnerships between Investors (Benefit Corporations and ESG Companies) and Promoters of Projects for the Common Good with the signing of digital agreements on blockchain;
- the assessment of the environmental and social impact that each project will have achieved.
Regional Law 10/2024 and the digital platform called VENEXUS – Veneto Beneficio Comune (www.venexus.it) were presented by the Veneto Region and ANCI Veneto on September 30 at the conference “The challenge of the future for municipalities and businesses: projects for the common good.”
“We believe that innovation can only have a real impact when it dialogues with the territory,” says Federico Gaetano, co-founder and president of ChainOn. “We are proud that ChainOn can contribute its experience and technology to such an innovative project for Veneto and Italy. Winning this tender is recognition of the soundness of our project and an important step towards creating tools that promote transparency, sustainability, and collaboration between the public and private sectors.”
“With the contract with the Veneto Region, ChainOn is taking a quantum leap in terms of technology but, above all, in terms of society. Our platform is also becoming a strategic tool for the public sector, confirming the vision that led to the launch of the company, expanding the business model and becoming a concrete driver of collaboration between the public and private sectors,” – adds Giovanni Palazzi, co-founder and CEO of ChainOn – This opportunity opens up new horizons, allowing us to leverage our know-how to help Italy address the challenges of development and shared value, demonstrating how innovation can have a real impact on communication, sustainability, and Made in Italy through efficiency and concrete benefits for all stakeholders and shareholders. This has sparked the interest of international venture capital funds in our capital increase aimed at supporting our ambitious development plans in global markets.”
